Family

A few months ago, there was a story of a Nigerian guy serving a long jail term in a USA prison for raping his nine year old daughter. The story goes that Emmanuel Ngene, like many Nigerians relocated to the States in the… Read More ›

In August a friend thinks something terrible would happen if something is not done quickly with naira to US$ exchange rate getting out of hand. My stance then was that Nigeria has been letting half of her population down for a very… Read More ›

Christmas is a big celebration that transcends religious boundaries – that was how I grew up. It was mainly about cooking and sharing meals with neighbours and for children, gift of new cloths. Rather than sitting round a big table as… Read More ›

A week before Day of Languages my daughters are used to Yoruba crash course, mostly due to them showing temporary interest in learning, I follow their leads on words they are interested to learn, often simple greetings and few letter words – this, we… Read More ›

Despite deteriorating mainstream school quality in Nigeria, teachers are still respected to a high degree, this respect often borne out of fear of bigger punishment so it is better to be on safe side. However, for young children in nursery… Read More ›

For those who needs empirical evidence to believe the crime about Nigeria baby factory, this video clip should help. Anas Aremeyaw Anas investigation on Nigeria baby factory highlights two major problems in our society today. One is how lawlessness Nigeria… Read More ›

The story of Mr Rahmon Lawal is a reminder that we will all grow old one day, but for some people it comes with heavy price of dementia. Mr Lawal went to mosque on the evening of 24th November and failed… Read More ›

Baba Ijebu: What’s our policy on sexual abuse involving minors? Me: It depends. If the perpetrators were older, jungle justice or a brief visit to police station followed by a bail, just like the case of these two toddler sisters. Here… Read More ›

There was a time not long ago as early as the 80s that culture is still well celebrated especially in our small towns. I witnessed this in my town, most people who participated belonged to one religion or the other… Read More ›

If there’s one thing I would love to change about how parents or adults in care discipline children in Nigeria, it would be to stop beating. Adults inflicting physical pains on their children or students is sad and often not in… Read More ›

Victory worth commendation for Nigerian parents, they fought really hard last week to stop the show I am Jazz from airing on Nigeria tv. The show was cancelled from cable network because parents were afraid of the negative influence it will… Read More ›

Ever wondered the best place in Nigeria to get married with little to no financial cost to you? Look no further. There must be something behind Kano mass wedding that no else knows, so beneficial the state government keep pouring money into it…. Read More ›